Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No companions made today due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $392.18/cwt on 18 head, up $29.16 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 27 of 29 comparable sales and sits +22.13 against this barn's trailing median of $370.04.

Average price

$392.18

▲ 29.16 vs prior sale

18 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$35.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.97

vs SC average

−33.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	407.58	2,155	3thin
Medium and Large 2	534	390.28	2,083	14thin
Medium and Large 3	545	372.50	2,030	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.08/cwt here — about $125 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.08, low $311.13, median $370.04 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

392.18

—

SC average6 barns · 96 hd

379.21

+12.97

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−33.01

This barn, trailing median29 sales

370.04

+22.13

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,695	203.19	3,444	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	190.68	2,835	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	185.23	2,118	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	156.07	1,614	10

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	740	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 lots · USDA AMS · Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	418.05/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,986	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	478.94/cwt	467.50–500.00	1,954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	326.68/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,248	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	520.00/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	524.77/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	407.62/cwt	402.50–412.50	2,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	513.09/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	439.92/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	370.04/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	447.10/cwt	435.00–467.50	1,873	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	457.36/cwt	430.00–477.50	1,729	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	467.18/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	318.53/cwt	300.00–332.50	2,172	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	392.40/cwt	387.50–397.50	2,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	465.40/cwt	430.00–485.00	1,061	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	636	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,410	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	405.12/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	800–850	800	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	518	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,165	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	487.48/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	324.96/cwt	322.50–327.50	2,307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	422.50/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	665	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,720	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	490.00/cwt	487.50–492.50	2,141	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	424.90/cwt	412.50–442.50	2,265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	464.68/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	800–850	800	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	585	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,384	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	444.95/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,291	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	486.15/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,236	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	409.87/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	559.69/cwt	535.00–595.00	1,825	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	511.38/cwt	505.00–517.50	2,173	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	487.50/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,291	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	542.78/cwt	525.00–555.00	2,014	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	225	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	280	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,764	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,819	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,430	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	117.61/cwt	95.00–137.50	917	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	165.69/cwt	160.00–183.00	1,819	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	186.02/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,697	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,120	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	184.68/cwt	170.00–197.00	2,116	10
Bulls	—	—	1,695	203.19/cwt	201.00–205.00	3,444	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	740	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	760	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	745	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	780	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	482	381.46/cwt	362.50–395.00	1,839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	571.84/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,298	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	570.50/cwt	550.00–605.00	1,535	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	358.78/cwt	357.50–360.00	2,583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	210	662.08/cwt	645.00–680.00	1,390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	378.19/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,967	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	328.07/cwt	300.00–355.00	2,362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	414.01/cwt	392.50–435.00	2,401	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	426.49/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,239	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	374.94/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,223	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	282	432.99/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,221	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	398.23/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	522.61/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	428.05/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,046	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	472.84/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,976	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	453.75/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,164	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	378.21/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	395	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,659	1

How this sale compares

South Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

Mon Mar 23, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 306Last week 303Year ago 415

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 31Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 11Year ago 33

No companions made today due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	228	430.00–485.00	465.40
1	250–300	270	480.00	480.00
4	300–350	328	440.00–480.00	467.18
17	350–400	378	430.00–477.50	457.36
10	400–450	419	435.00–467.50	447.10
6	450–500	475	400.00–445.00	418.05
3	500–550	525	387.50–397.50	392.40
4	550–600	566	360.00–375.00	370.04
1	600–650	625	325.00	325.00
5	650–700	682	300.00–332.50	318.53
1	750–800	785	317.50	317.50
1	800–850	815	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	510.00–530.00	520.00
2	250–300	268	500.00–550.00	524.77
6	300–350	327	500.00–535.00	513.09
4	350–400	386	475.00–495.00	487.48
3	400–450	408	467.50–500.00	478.94
4	450–500	465	435.00–445.00	439.92
2	500–550	518	402.50–412.50	407.62
1	550–600	550	407.50	407.50
1	600–650	605	375.00	375.00
3	650–700	688	320.00–337.50	326.68
2	700–750	710	322.50–327.50	324.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	335	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	350	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	425	395.00–415.00	405.12
1	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	545	372.50	372.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	482	362.50–395.00	381.46
3	500–550	520	370.00–385.00	378.19
1	750–800	780	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	472.50	472.50
9	600–650	636	379.00	379.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	518	418.00	418.00
1	800–850	800	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	645.00–680.00	662.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	405.00–440.00	422.50
1	600–650	615	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	545.00	545.00
1	400–450	415	520.00	520.00
4	450–500	460	480.00–495.00	486.15
2	500–550	515	440.00–450.00	444.95
1	600–650	605	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	665	409.00	409.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	495.00	495.00
3	400–450	437	487.50–492.50	490.00
2	450–500	463	445.00–485.00	464.68
3	500–550	533	412.50–442.50	424.90
2	550–600	565	405.00–415.00	409.87
1	650–700	670	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	585	407.50	407.50
2	800–850	800	318.00	318.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	227	550.00–600.00	571.84
5	250–300	269	550.00–605.00	570.50
7	300–350	326	535.00–595.00	559.69
9	350–400	371	525.00–555.00	542.78
4	400–450	425	505.00–517.50	511.38
2	450–500	470	485.00–490.00	487.50
1	500–550	520	455.00	455.00
3	600–650	625	390.00–405.00	398.23
3	650–700	665	370.00–395.00	378.21
2	700–750	720	357.50–360.00	358.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	630.00	630.00
1	250–300	280	630.00	630.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	475.00	475.00
3	250–300	282	425.00–450.00	432.99
1	300–350	335	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	425	460.00	460.00
3	450–500	478	410.00–440.00	428.05
1	500–550	525	415.00	415.00
2	550–600	593	360.00–390.00	374.94
1	700–750	710	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	445	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	273	510.00–535.00	522.61
1	300–350	305	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	370	500.00	500.00
8	400–450	418	450.00–495.00	472.84
9	450–500	477	440.00–475.00	453.75
5	500–550	525	410.00–435.00	426.49
4	550–600	580	392.50–435.00	414.01
2	700–750	720	300.00–355.00	328.07
1	750–800	790	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	815	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	161.00	161.00
1	—	1,130	215.00	215.00
10	—	1,146	170.00–197.00	184.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	95.00–137.50	117.61
8	—	1,098	160.00–183.00	165.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	180.00–192.00	186.02
1	—	1,560	200.00	200.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,695	201.00–205.00	203.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	3,350.00	3,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	2,900.00	2,900.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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How this sale compares

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